Editing for future reference: See below for a lively conversation about ingredient and nutritional value comparisons between flock and duck feeds.
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We recently lost one of our original ducklings and are left with a three week old and two one week olds sharing the same brooder.
I...
A friend of ours recently bought two ducklings from a woman in town. She had trouble with one of them (seemed sick and weak) and “exchanged” the duckling for a new one.
The new duckling is acting odd - Doesn’t run away from hands and seems to be frantically searching for food/water with no...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Brand new to ducks!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None yet, but hoping for 2-3 by May.
(3) What breeds do you have?
We will be hatching Ancona ducklings.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com...
Hello!
After 5+ years of contemplating, planning and preparing for ducklings, we are finally ready to attempt our first hatch! I’m absolutely thrilled.
I’ve been lurking around BYC for some time and love the community and support it offers.
Friends of ours have a pair of Ancona ducks and...